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Effective June 30, 2014, original proceedings must be filed through the Court’s electronic filing system, TrueFiling. As of June 30, 2014, all civil, criminal, juvenile and original proceedings must be e-filed in the First District pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.70.

Self-represented parties may, but are not required to do so, register for electronic filing through TrueFiling. If a self-represented party does not use TrueFiling, any brief that is filed in paper form must continue to comply with California Rules of Court, rules 8.40, 8.44, 8.204 and 8.212.

TrueFiling Training VideosTrueFiling provides a training video library covering twenty short topic segments for ready reference. The videos will help an end-user become more familiar with TrueFiling functionality and usage. A wide range of topics are covered, from logging in to searching, to filing, and contacting the court. The following are quick links to some of the topics:

Accepting an Invitation After the TrueFiling administrator for your firm invites you to become a part of the firm on TrueFiling, this video will walk you through the remaining steps of getting signed up.

Logging In This video walks through the steps of logging in to TrueFiling.

Nuts & Bolts of FilingThis video explores the filing process from start to finish and covers a few pitfalls to avoid.

Attachments If the primary document you submitted in a filing for a case did not contain all of the information (it was the first page in a multi-page document), you can utilize attachments as they are outlined in this video to include the extra pages.

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The 1st District is located in San Francisco. Its jurisdiction is over the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma. It is divided into five non-geographical divisions with four justices each. READ MORE >>